Urban Islands of Poverty and Bowling With Strangers
Questioning our understanding of "gentrification" is a necessary first step toward helping people who are stuck in impoverished neighborhoods.
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Displacing Poverty
Our metrics of urban neighborhood health fail to capture individual success stories, which is why we see South Central Los Angeles, which has a history of successfully encouraging social mobility, as a place with persistent poverty.
‘Unprecedented Levels’ of Mental Illness Among Gang Members
Young men in gangs are disproportionately prone to anxiety disorders, psychosis.
Sites We Like
Four destinations across the Web that Pacific Standard staffers find themselves returning to again and again.
Fleeing Los Angeles for Harrisburg
Ironic migration: An emerging trend in which talent leaves some of the most unexpected places.
Soap Operas Can Save the World
Melodramas promoting literacy and family planning? Tune in next week.
Un-Pave Paradise and Put Up a Lot of Parks
Freeway capping could solve a bunch of problems for Los Angeles.
The City of the Future: Can Los Angeles Reinvent Itself All Over Again?
Three bold plans to turn L.A. into a better, more sustainable version of itself, one that will be able to meet the formidable water, air, and climate challenges of the 21st century.
Madison’s Portland Problem
"There’s a persistent rap that Madison simply lacks an entrepreneurial spirit, with many locals content with a laid-back life spent enjoying their neighborhoods, lakes, bike paths, and craft beers."
Could Richard Ramirez Have Terrorized a Whole City Today?
When he walked the streets of Los Angeles in the '80s, community members lived in constant fear of the Night Stalker.